John Willoughby – August 06, 2011 05:32PMReplyQuoteCyberdyne Systems Customer Support

Grats, ddt.

John Willoughby – August 06, 2011 06:31PMReplyQuoteCyberdyne Systems Customer Support

Just got back from a week at Disney World. Temperatures in the mid-to-high nineties. Humidity VERY high, going as high as 95%. Drenched with sweat two minutes after going outside, and it never dried until we were back in our room. Kids had a good time, though we could only manage four or five hours in the parks per day. Good thing that we were there a week; we still managed to hit a lot of stuff. Man, I grew up in South Florida, and this kind of weather is why I left.

I think air conditioning in the hotel, car, some parts of the parks only exacerbates the steamroom/sauna of central Florida. It is a bit daunting at times.

John Willoughby – August 06, 2011 07:00PMReplyQuoteCyberdyne Systems Customer Support

Without AC, the population of Florida would be 10% of what it is. Bear that in mind as energy prices go higher. I mean, I live in Nevada ffs, and Florida was FAR worse. Actually, to be fair, being out in the sun in Nevada is worse than just the sun in Florida. But stepping into the shade makes 80% of the discomfort go away instantly. In Florida, the humidity follows you everywhere that isn't air conditioned, so the shade is no relief. If there'd been a breeze it would have helped.

John Willoughby – August 06, 2011 08:06PMReplyQuoteCyberdyne Systems Customer Support

Yes, due to the altitude. We get three or four big snowstorms in a year, usually.

John Willoughby – August 06, 2011 08:37PMReplyQuoteCyberdyne Systems Customer Support

Thinking about it, it's more like two or three snowstorms of 4" to 6" a year. Sometimes a big one will come through and we'll get a few feet of snow, sometimes almost no snowfall in a winter. TMI, I'm sure.

This week I got back from a trip visiting Chicago and then Phoenix. We got to go to the Brookfield Zoo, home of the Naked Mole Rat. Unfortunately their exhibit was underwhelming. Hard to make them out behind cutouts into "rock" and then thick clear plastic. Was hoping it'd be more like an ant farm. Poor guys were constantly trying to gnaw or claw at the plastic... a little dirt would do them good.

Overall the zoo was great, though. The bat exhibit was open, so the bats were actually hanging right above you. Same thing with a couple of others, since so many exhibits are indoors anyway. And I could see it all with a 24-oz beer. Also visited the Lincoln Park Zoo again, first time I saw their excellent ape exhibit - though they were all passed out from the heat.

Heard this on Rick Steve's today. One pays for airfare to Madrid, and this company takes care of room and board if you make yourself available to speak English with Spaniards. You can listen to the lady's experience at this link: